Combined letter and envelope stuffer or the like



APPLICATIDII FILED DEC. I4, I92I. l

Patented May 23, 1922.

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EDWARD P. SHURICK, `OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.v

GOMBINED LETTER AND ENVELOPE'STUFFER 0R THE (p To .all whom tmayconcern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. SHURICK, a citizen of the'United States,residing at Knoxville, in the county-of Knox, State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements| in Combined Letter andEnvelope Stuffers or the like, of which the following is a description,reference being vhad to the accompanying drawing and t0 the figures ofreference marked thereon. Thisv invention relates to mailing devices,and more particularly to a combined letter and broadside or thelike'adapted to be inserted in an envelope to be mailed.

Heretofore, in direct-by-mail advertising, whenever it has beendesirable to send out a sales letter or the like with a descriptivepamphlet, leaflet, folder or envelope stuffer, it has been necessary toenclose' the pamphlet, leaflet orthe like, in with the letter loosely.Due to the fact that the letter and the enclosure were on separatesheets of paper, many times the enclosure would be left in the envelope,be lost, or be destroyed. To prevent this, it has generally been thepractice to clip the enclosure to the letter by means of a clip orfastener.'

The present invention has for its principal object the elimination ofall these dificulties by providing a letter sheet adapted for generalcorrespondence, in which the letter is provided with an integralextension adapted to fold on the edge line of and into the limits of thelet-ter sheet to provide .a distinct folder, leaflet or the likecomposed of one or more folds adapted for any necessary use, such as a.price list, advertisingmatter, a sample holder, a check, draft orthelike, and such folder being also capable of carrying and enclosingadditional sheets or samples or the like.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described in which the letter sheet is provided with adistinctive portion segregated from the writing field of the lettersheet and adapted for the purpose'desired. said distinctive portionhaving an integral extension adapted to form a desired number of foldsand foldable on the edge line of and into the limits of the distinctiveportion to provide a folder or the like for the purpose desired.

Another object of this invention resides inv providing a letter sheetwith a distinctively colored portion segregated from the Specificationof Letters Patent. .Application led December 14, 1921.

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Patented May-23, i922..

Serial No. 522,240.

writing field o f the letter sheet and provlded with an integral'extension also slmi- ,larly distinctively colored and foldablev alongthe edge of the letter sheet into the l1m1ts of the segregated portionto provide a folder adapted to receive printed matter, samples and thelike.

These and other objects will in part be l obvious and will fullydisclosed. In the accompanying drawings:-

Figure 1 is a view of the letter sheetwith the extension folded withinthe letter sheet; Fig. 2 1s a similar view with the extenslon. opened;and

1g. 3 isv a view of the folder provided with additional leaves.

Flg. 4 is a specific form of Fig. l.

The invention combines two separate forms now in general use, namely aletter sheet and an envelope stuffer, broadside, price 11st, booklet,pamphlet, or leaet or the like. In the drawings the former is shown as aletter'sheet l, provided with the usual heading 2, and the blank field 3adapted for general correspondence, such as a typewrltten, mimeographed,,or multiin part be hereinafter more formed with a distinctive portion4' segregated from the writing field 3 of the letter. his appearance ofsegregation may be accentuated in any desired manner, as by a blankborder line 5, or by appropriately ruled lines 6, or by giving thedistinctive portion a separate color or tint, as is preferred. Thisportion 4 is ofdesired size, preferably of size and shape to correspondwith the interior fold-'lines or creases X, Y, or Z on which the lettersheet is folded in order to properly insert it in an envelope ascustomary. In this manner, the distinctive portion will not be' bent orbecome rumpled. Obviously such distinctive portion may be located atlother desired portions of the letter sheet, such as on the bottom, top,orv

Thc letter .sheet is also' For instance, l

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form, the extension 7 1s shown as a single leaf 8 adapted to receive anydesired printed matteror the like on one or' both sides; such, forinstance, as the price list or catalog illustrated. This extension foldson line 9 which is a continuation or extension of the border or edgeline of the letter sheet. By this fold, the extension can be turned orAfolded back into the limits of the letterl sheet and since the fold 8is of the same size and shape as the portion 4, it will fold onto thisportionI 4 and form a cover for it, as shown in Fig. 1. rIhe obverseface of this extension 7 shown in Figpl --is -provided generally withany appropriate folder or leaiet heading or facing. While the reverseface thereof shown in Fig. 2`is provided with desired printed or Writtenmatter or other data and information.

While in the present instancethis extension is vshown as carryingprinted matter in the form'of a' price list or catalog, it is within thecontemplation o'f this invention to form this extension as a check,draft, or the like, in which case it is desirable to vform the line 9 asa perforated line to permit easy detachment of the same. In certainother cases, the lettersheet may take the form of an invoice orstatement, and the foldable extension may be utilized for advertisingpurposes as before described. So also where the distinctive portion 4:is of particular shape, as for instance, a bottle of medicine,phonograph, can of soup, or a lock, the extension 8 is made of size,shape and appearance to correspond. The obverse and ref verse'faces ofthe extension of such. outline there may be a single'leaf attached in apreferred manner, and this sheet may contain printed matter or may have`pasted or attached thereto samples of various description'. Theadvantages-of the form shown in Fig. 3 will be readily appreciated forythe reason that in present-day business a large manufacturing firmmaking ten or twelve Lemmi different Iproducts has alarge generalcorrespondence daily. By means of the form shownin Fig. 3, the firm canturn over to `cover some other one of their ten products,

and all general letters sent out'that month would be on that form. Thissame idea is applicable to ,the form shown in Fig. 1, except that theentire letter would havel to b e reprinted Iwith a corresponding numberof different distinctive portions. At pres .fent,` when firms advertisein this manner, they not only have to pay for an extra envelope stuiferbut have to pay an additional amount for its' insertion in the envelope.

It will be obvious from the abovel descrip- 4tion that the invention hasmany advantages in that both letter sheet and stuffer., pamphlet or thelike may be printed at one time, thus reducing the cost of the two itemsnow printed separately; that the envelope stuifer, pamphlet, folder orlealiet being a part of the letter, statement, invoice or other printedmatter cannot be lost -or become lde tached; that it` providesanenvelope stufler or lthe like which is -the proper size for a standardfile and .will be filed with the letter attached in such file 5 thatlthe advertising value of the printed matter is greatly enhanced owing tothe fact that a prospect, when he opensthe letter, haslbefore him, atone time, the letter, samples, pricelist and description so that he canread over the proposition Without laying down the letter topick up thepamphlet or vice versa; that furthermore the general appearance of theletter is made more attractive and interest ing by the distinctivelycolored appearance of the folder, andthat by reason of this distinctiveappearance the folder'appears to vbe separate from the letter.

It 1s obvious that the invention is capable .of `various and sundry.modifications and that the scope of the invention is not to berestricted except by the language of the following claims.

Having thus described the invention, what isclaimed as new is f' 1. Adevice of the class'described comprising a letter sheet having anintegral flap or extension provided with suitable indicia, said ap orextension being of less len `h than the side of said letter sheet ofwhich it isa part, said flap being'foldable on and within `the marginalline of the letter sheet in and for the purpose set forth.

2. A device of the class described comprising a letter head havingaletter portion and tegral extension foldable on and within themarginal. line of the letter head and of less length than the marginalline of the letter head on which it folds,l said extension havingsubstantially the same distinctive appearance on both sides thereof assaid segregated portion.

3. A device of the class described coinprising in one piece; a headedletter sheet adapted for general business correspondence and an envelopestuifer, said envelope stuffer comprising a desirable number of flapsadapted to fold into the body of the letter head thereby simulating aletter head with i adapted to be folded on the border line, and.

Within 'the limits of the letter sheet, and a an apparently separateenvelope stuffer attached thereto.

4. A device of `rthe class described comprising a letter sheet having anintegral flap or extension having indicia thereon and desired number 'ofsheets secured to said let- 'rter sheet and arranged to form the desirednumber of inner leaves for said folder.

5. A device of the class described comprising a letter sheet providedwith' a heading normally placed thereon and a written message, saidletter sheet having an integral flap or extension provided Withvsuitable indicia, said ap' oreXtension being disposed so as to fold onand within the marginal lineof the letter sheet and arranged so thatwhen folded it will 'not cover the letter heading nor the message on theletter sheet.

6. A device of the class described comprising a standard letter headhaving an integral extensionv having suitable ,indicia thereon adaptedto fold on and Within the marginal line of the letter headso as tosimulate a separate attachment, said integral extension being of suchdimensions and disposedso as to fold Within the standard folded lines orcreases when the letter head is folded in the' customary manner wherebythe extension is not bent in folding the letter. n

7. A device-of the class described comprising a letter sheet-having anintegral flap or extension shaped to resemble in contour and appearancean articlelof merchandise` to, be

advertised, said flap or extensionbeing foldable on vand Within'themarginal line of the letter sheet.

In testimony Whereof,-I ax my signature.

' EDWARD P. SHURICK.-

